Michiel 2005's photos with the keyword: mercedesmuseum

I guess "simplex" didn't refer to the instruments

In the top right hand corner you can see a Mercedes C111 The left one belonged to the Kaiser, the right one to Hirohito. The Kaiser's was a 1931 Mercedes-Benz 770 Cabriolet F 8 cylinder 7.7 litre engine, 150 BHP at 2800 RPM, vmax 160 km/h Hirohito had the 1935 version, same engine, but it could only do 130 km/h due to the armour plating.

the first modern car, designed by Maybach. 4 cylinder, 5.3 l engine, 40 bhp at 1050 rpm, Vmax 75 km/h